Anthony, Durant claim NBA Player of the Week honors

New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant have been chosen as the NBA Players
of the Week for games played between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2.

Anthony, the NBA's second-leading scorer with a 26.6 points per game average
this season, earned the award for the Eastern Conference after averaging a
league-best 29.5 points along with 8.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in leading the
Knicks to a 3-1 record.

Durant, who ranks one spot behind Anthony in the scoring race with an average
of 26.2 points, took home Western Conference honors after averaging 25.0
points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in four straight Thunder wins. The three-
time NBA scoring champ also shot 60.7 percent from the field and made 6-of-13
attempts from 3-point range during the week.